Giving Thanks During The Pandemic Dear Readers, A couple of days ago, the 26th of November, marked the famous ‘Thanksgiving Day’, celebrated the world over, especially in countries across Europe, the USA, Canada, and many more. Though ‘Thanksgiving’ is originally meant to celebrate the harvest and other blessings of the year gone by, it is…
May The Fest of Lights Usher In Less of Fights… …And Lots Of Unity And Happiness! Dear Readers, Isn’t the human spirit just amazing! How divine and wonderful is the unyielding human inclination, which looks to hang on to and eke out happiness, however meagre, from joyous and celebratory occasions, even in the midst of…
May Democracy Reign Supreme! Dear Readers, Most people across the world would be closely following the very entertaining yet highly consequential US Presidential elections over the past week, to see if it will be the blue flag or the red one that will flutter supreme over the White House for the next four years. Even…
A Time To Let Go And Move On Dear Readers, One of the bigger lessons we’ve been taught, under the unwelcome dictatorship of ‘Professor Pandemic’, is that we have to learn to let go and move on. The wise do it of their own volition – they make peace with the situation, and emerge less…
Be Careful What You Sow! Dear Readers, When it comes to some facts of life, it doesn’t really matter if you are religious or not, if you believe in God and karma or are agnostic or an atheist – there are some universal facts and laws that you can not escape. The one currently calling…
Stay Connected, Stay Happy! . Dear Readers, We live in a world that’s constantly overflowing with an overload of information from all areas – advertisements, social media, as also from personal and professional fronts. The information we receive from social media platforms has reached another level, especially during the pandemic when only the latest information…
Dear Readers, As expected, and as had been predicted earlier by healthcare professionals, there has been a constant surge in the number of cases testing positive for the Coronavirus, calling for that many more appointments with the doctor. And with October marking a change in season, there will be a greater number of people falling…
Half A Year Of Fear And Learning Dear Readers, Can you believe it’s been six months since our nation went into Lockdown, on 25 March this year? Yes, half a year of our lives has been consumed by the dreaded novel coronavirus – it’s been a half year of sanitizers, masks and social distancing… Of…
Does Power Corrupt? Dear Readers, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” (by English historian, politician and writer – Lord Acton) is a popular and widely accepted saying. Power is defined as the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course of events because of your standing and your possessions. We…
Happy Teacher’s Day… Guru Corona! Dear Readers, Education is the cornerstone of a civilised society, a conscientious nation and a progressive world. Educators, therefore, are revered as the crucial architects of a peaceful present and a thriving future. We owe much to our teachers; their influence in our lives extends way beyond the classroom. When…
Dear Readers, Even as the world’s top scientists and research organisations strive to develop the COVID-19 vaccine, every new day reports an increasing number of corona-positive cases and deaths. Along with the unfortunate lives lost to this virus, a lot of people have also lost their livelihoods and are forced into living with future uncertainty. …